Tag: Public health
Garbage in, garbage out: Incinerating trash is not an effective way...
Ana Baptista, The New School
U.S. cities have been burning municipal solid waste since the 1880s. For the first century, it was a way to...
Why is there so little research on guns in the US?...
Lacey Wallace, Pennsylvania State University
On Valentine’s Day, 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. He killed 17...
US life expectancy just dropped for the second year in a...
David Bishai, Johns Hopkins University
U.S. gross domestic product is at an all-time high. U.S. life expectancy is not.
Life expectancy has fallen for...
Exposure to wildfire smoke: 5 questions answered
Richard E. Peltier, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Editor’s note: Wildfires once again are raging in California – this time in the Los Angeles area, where...
Scientist at work: Measuring public health impacts after disasters
Scientist at work: Measuring public health impacts after disasters
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Rich American seniors are getting healthier, leaving the poor behind
Matthew A. Davis, University of Michigan and Kenneth Langa, University of Michigan
The U.S. has seen substantial improvements in life expectancy over the past century,...
Flooding from Hurricane Harvey causes a host of public health concerns
Neil S. Grigg, Colorado State University
The historic rainfall dumped by Hurricane Harvey has already led to deaths by drownings and the destruction of many...
The opioid epidemic is finally a national emergency – eight years...
Erin Winstanley, West Virginia University
“It has been many long, hard, agonizing battles for the last few years and you fought like a warrior every...
EXPLORING NATURE
From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...
Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee
Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....
